Agile Software Development

Agile software development is a group of software development methods based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. It promotes adaptive planning, evolutionary development and delivery, a time-boxed iterative approach, and encourages rapid and flexible response to change. It is a conceptual framework that promotes foreseen interactions throughout the development cycle. The Agile Manifesto introduced the term in 2001.

Software development process
Activities and steps
  • Requirements
  • Specification
  • Architecture
  • Design
  • Implementation
  • Testing
  • Debugging
  • Deployment
  • Maintenance
Methodologies
  • Waterfall
  • Prototype model
  • Incremental
  • Iterative
  • V-Model
  • Spiral
  • Scrum
  • Cleanroom
  • RAD
  • DSDM
  • RUP
  • XP
  • Agile
  • Lean
  • Dual Vee Model
  • TDD
Supporting disciplines
  • Configuration management
  • Documentation
  • Quality assurance (SQA)
  • Project management
  • User experience design
Tools
  • Compiler
  • Debugger
  • Profiler
  • GUI designer
  • IDE
  • Build automation

Read more about Agile Software Development:  Characteristics, Comparison With Other Methods, Agile Methods, Measuring Agility, Experience and Reception, Criticism

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